Ukraine – Feb 4

The OSCE calls on both the Ukrainian and the pro-Russian separatist side of the conflict in Ukraine for the creation of a minimum three-day truce. A truce would allow for the establishment of humanitarian corridors to allow the thousands of civilians still trapped within the town of Debaltsve to escape. It is unclear if pro-Russian separatists will agree to a truce due to the fact that any establishment of escape corridors would allow the reinforcement of already heavily entrenched Ukrainian positions within Debaltsve. Source: Interfax